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Kolsch 5BBL

161 calories 16.6 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 155 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 165 gallons
Post Boil Size: 155 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Blaine Wolff
No Chill: 15 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 161 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Friday December 26th 2025
1.049
1.012
4.9%
21.0
3.0
5.8
491.36
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
200 lb Salzgitter - Pils200 lb Pils $ 0.76 / lb
$ 152.00 		39 1.5 79.1%
45 lb Ireks - Vienna45 lb Vienna $ 1.16 / lb
$ 52.20 		34 2.5 17.8%
8 lb Ireks - Sour Malt8 lb Sour Malt $ 1.47 / lb
$ 11.76 		27 2 3.2%
253 lbs / $ 215.96
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
24 oz Tettnanger24 oz Tettnanger Hops $ 1.06 / oz
$ 25.44 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 14.31 60%
16 oz Mittelfruh16 oz Mittelfruh Hops $ 1.06 / oz
$ 16.96 		Pellet 4.3 Boil 15 min 6.7 40%
40 oz / $ 42.40
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Kolsch II OYL-044
Amount:
5 BBL Pitch
Cost:
$ 46.60 / bblp
$ 233.00
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2495 B cells required
$ 233.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
SOURCE '21
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
20 7 12 19 30 40
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
65 gal Strike 166 °F 152 °F 60 min
110 gal Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 158.75 gal (635 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 146.75 gal (587 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 99.3 gal (397.21 qt) 79.06 316.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 79.06 316.3  
Mash volume with grains 99.3 397.2  
Grain absorption losses -31.63 -126.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 111.56 g | 446.3 qt) 117.81 471.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 158.75 g | 635 qt) 165 660  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume 155 620  
Going into fermentor 155 620  
Total: 196.88 787.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Yeast is actually Kolsch II+ (DKO) OYL-432

Price Corrected 3/25

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